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Steve McQueen

Actor

Steve McQueen

Born March 24, 1930 in Beech Grove, Indiana, USADied November 7, 198031 films

Terrence Stephen "Steve" McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He was nicknamed the "King of Cool" and used the alias Harvey Mushman in motor races.

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McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles (1966). His other popular films include Love With the Proper Stranger (1963), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Nevada Smith (1966), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Bullitt (1968), Le Mans (1971), The Getaway (1972), and Papillon (1973). In addition, he starred in the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), and The Towering Inferno (1974).

In 1974, McQueen became the highest-paid movie star in the world, although he did not act in film for another four years. He was combative with directors and producers, but his popularity placed him in high demand and enabled him to command the largest salaries.

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The Great Escape posterFirst watchThe Great Escape19637.9as Hilts 'The Cooler King'The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Papillon poster7.8Papillon1973The Magnificent Seven poster7.5The Magnificent Seven1960Bullitt poster7.2Bullitt1968The Towering Inferno poster7.0The Towering Inferno1974The Getaway poster7.2The Getaway1972The Thomas Crown Affair poster6.8The Thomas Crown Affair1968The Sand Pebbles poster7.2The Sand Pebbles1966The Blob poster6.2The Blob1958

Filmography

31 films as actor
  1. 1980The HunterRalph "Papa" Thorson
  2. 1980Tom HornTom Horn
  3. 1978An Enemy of the PeopleDr. Thomas Stockmann
  4. 1976Dixie DynamiteDirt-Bike Rider
  5. 1974The Towering InfernoChief O'Hallorhan
  6. 1973PapillonHenri "Papillon" Charriere
  7. 1972The GetawayCarter "Doc" McCoy
  8. 1972Junior BonnerJunior Bonner
  9. 1971Le MansMichael Delaney
  10. 1969The ReiversBoon Hogganbeck
  11. 1968BullittLt. Frank Bullitt
  12. 1968The Thomas Crown AffairThomas Crown
  13. 1966The Sand PebblesJake Holman
  14. 1966Nevada SmithMax Sand
  15. 1965The Cincinnati KidEric Stoner ("The Cincinnati Kid")
  16. 1965Baby the Rain Must FallHenry Thomas
  17. 1963Love with the Proper StrangerRocky Papasano
  18. 1963Soldier in the RainEustis Clay
  19. 1963The Great EscapeHilts 'The Cooler King'
  20. 1962The War LoverCapt. Buzz Rickson
  21. 1962Hell Is for HeroesPvt. John Reese
  22. 1961The Honeymoon MachineLt. Ferguson 'Fergie' Howard
  23. 1960The Magnificent SevenVin
  24. 1959Never So FewCorp. Bill Ringa
  25. 1959The Great St. Louis Bank RobberyGeorge Fowler
  26. 1958The BlobSteve Andrews
  27. 1958Never Love a StrangerMartin Cabell
  28. 1957The Defender (Studio One)Joseph Gordon
  29. 1956Somebody Up There Likes MeFidel (uncredited)
  30. 1953Girl on the RunYoung Man Trying to Ring the Bell
  31. 1952Family AffairFreddie